"in 1968. ""Stay Away"" peaked at number 67 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, while ""U.S. Male"" peaked at number 28. Stay Away (Elvis Presley song) ""Stay Away"" is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1968 motion picture ""Stay Away, Joe"". The song was written by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett. It is based on a traditional song titled ""Greensleeves"", which Presley requested to rework for him. The first version the songwriters made (in 1967) was titled ""Evergreen"", but Elvis never recorded it. Elvis Presley recorded ""Stay Away"" during a non-movie recording"
"American singer Elvis Presley. His first role in a major picture was in the 1990 film ""Ultrà"", directed by Ricky Tognazzi. Memphis won the award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of ""Red"" at the European Film Awards. He followed with roles in ""Pugni di rabbia"", ""La scorta"" and ""Il branco"". Memphis received national popularity with his interpretation of the compassionate ""Inspector Mauro Belli"" in Mediaset's Canale 5 television police drama series ""Distretto di Polizia"" ('Police District'), which aired for eight seasons from 26 September 2000 to November 2009. His character left the series in the sixth season of"
"Paradise, Hawaiian Style Paradise, Hawaiian Style is a 1966 musical comedy film starring Elvis Presley. It was the third and final motion picture that Presley filmed in Hawaii. The film reached #40 on the ""Variety"" weekly box office chart, earning $2.5 million in theaters. In agreeing to do this film, Elvis' manager Colonel Tom Parker was hoping to replicate the success of Presley's box office hit, 1961's Blue Hawaii. Rick Richards (Presley) returns to his home in Hawaii after being fired from his job as an airline pilot. He and his buddy Danny Kohana (James Shigeta) go into the helicopter"
"Viva Las Vegas Viva Las Vegas is a 1964 American musical film starring Elvis Presley and actress Ann-Margret. Directed by golden age Hollywood musical director George Sidney, the film is regarded by fans and film critics as one of Presley's best movies, and it is noted for the on-screen chemistry between Presley and Ann-Margret. It also presents a strong set of ten musical song-and-dance scenes choreographed by David Winters and features his dancers. ""Viva Las Vegas"" was a hit at movie theaters, as it was #14 on the ""Variety"" year end box office list of the top-grossing movies of 1964."
"and Dangerous"", and ""Innerspace"" as ""Lab Assault Henchman"", which also marked his final acting credit. Robert Gray (actor) Robert Gray (February 10, 1945 – October 31, 2013) was an American actor. He began his career with minor parts in TV-series such as ""The Incredible Hulk"" and ""The Dukes of Hazzard"". In the John Carpenter-directed TV mini-series ""Elvis"", he played Elvis Presley's best friend, Red West. He also had a recurring part as ""Cliff Willoughby"" in the TV-series ""Harper Valley PTA"". He had supporting roles in a few obscure movies like ""UFOria"" and ""Omega Syndrome"". His movie-credits also include minor parts"
"Double Trouble (1967 film) Double Trouble is a 1967 American musical film starring Elvis Presley. The comedic plot concerns an American singer who crosses paths with criminals in Europe. The movie was #58 on the year-end list of the top-grossing films of 1967. Elvis was paid $750,000 plus 40% of the profits. Howard Thompson of ""The New York Times"" called the film ""pretty fair and far better than the last three Presley clinkers,"" adding, ""The studio-photographed action, most of it very silly, has been blended rather neatly with the authentic backgrounds. At least the picture moves. Furthermore, the good tunes"
"Track Album or Recording of Original Cast from a Motion Picture or Television. Blue Hawaii Blue Hawaii is a 1961 American musical romantic comedy film set in the state of Hawaii and starring Elvis Presley. The screenplay by Hal Kanter was nominated by the Writers Guild of America in 1962 in the category of Best Written American Musical. The movie opened at no. 2 in box office receipts for that week and despite mixed reviews from critics, finished as the 10th top-grossing movie of 1961 and 14th for 1962 on the ""Variety"" national box office survey, earning $5 million. The"
"Red West Robert Gene ""Red"" West (March 8, 1936 – July 18, 2017) was an American actor, film stuntman and songwriter. He was known for being a close confidant and songwriter for rock and roll singer Elvis Presley. Upon his firing, West wrote the controversial """", in which he exposed the singer's dangerous drug dependence in an attempt to save him. West was probably best known to American film audiences for his role as Red in ""Road House"", alongside Patrick Swayze. In later years, West appeared in the 2008 independent film ""Goodbye Solo"" as William to much critical acclaim. West"
"Elvis (1979 film) Elvis is a 1979 American made-for-television biographical film directed by John Carpenter, and starring Kurt Russell as Elvis Presley, originally aired on ABC. It marks the last role on television for Russell, and the first collaboration between him and Carpenter. After its success on television in the United States, ""Elvis"" was released theatrically throughout Europe. It was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Made for Television, and for three Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for Russell. The story follows the life and career of rock"
"The King"", and ""Love Me Tender: The Birth & Boom of the Elvis Hit"". Also part of the disc are original trailers for ""Love Me Tender"", ""Flaming Star"" and ""Wild in the Country"". Love Me Tender (film) Love Me Tender is a 1956 American black-and-white CinemaScope motion picture directed by Robert D. Webb, and released by 20th Century Fox on November 15, 1956. The film, named after the song, stars Richard Egan, Debra Paget, and Elvis Presley in his acting debut. It is in the Western genre with musical numbers. As Presley's movie debut, it was the only time in"
"on location in Hawaii. Elvis Presley plays Ross Carpenter, a Hawaiian fishing guide and sailor who enjoys boating and sailing out on the sea. When he finds out his boss is retiring to Arizona, he seeks to find a way to buy the Westwind, a boat that he built with his father. Ross is caught in a love triangle with two women: childish, insensitive club singer Robin (Stella Stevens), and sweet Laurel (Laurel Goodwin). When Wesley Johnson (Jeremy Slate) makes advances on Laurel, Ross punches him out. Wesley owns the boat, so Ross thereby loses it. Laurel, however, is not"
"Flaming Star Flaming Star is a 1960 American Western film starring Elvis Presley and Barbara Eden, based on the book ""Flaming Lance"" (1958) by Clair Huffaker. Critics agreed that Presley gave one of his best acting performances as the mixed-blood ""Pacer Burton"", a dramatic role. The film was directed by Don Siegel and had a working title of ""Black Star"". The movie reached No. 12 on the box office charts. It was filmed in Utah, Los Angeles and in Wildwood Regional Park in Thousand Oaks, California. A road near Wildwood in Thousand Oaks has been named Flaming Star Avenue after"
"Blue Hawaii Blue Hawaii is a 1961 American musical romantic comedy film set in the state of Hawaii and starring Elvis Presley. The screenplay by Hal Kanter was nominated by the Writers Guild of America in 1962 in the category of Best Written American Musical. The movie opened at no. 2 in box office receipts for that week and despite mixed reviews from critics, finished as the 10th top-grossing movie of 1961 and 14th for 1962 on the ""Variety"" national box office survey, earning $5 million. The film won a fourth place prize Laurel Award in the category of Top"
"Tickle Me Tickle Me is a 1965 American musical comedy film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Elvis Presley as a champion rodeo bull-rider and bronco-buster. Presley won a 1966 Golden Laurel Award as best male actor in a musical film for this role. It is the only Elvis film released by Allied Artists Pictures and saved the studio from financial collapse, ""Tickle Me"" helping to avert bankruptcy thanks to a song from its recycled soundtrack, ""(Such an) Easy Question"", which was a Top 40 hit in the United States, peaking at #11 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and reaching"
"around Hollywood since 1958 when 20th Century Fox finally decided to cast Presley in the lead role. Originally Frank Sinatra and Marlon Brando were lined up to play the brothers. The executive producer was Buddy Adler, but he died a week before the start of filming, his duties taken by David Weisbart. With Presley on board, the film started production under the name 'Black Star'. A song was recorded by Elvis to be used as the theme song, but was later rerecorded as ""Flaming Star"" using the same words and melody. Presley's previous film, ""G.I. Blues"", had been a success"
"Charro! Charro! is a 1969 American western film starring Elvis Presley shot on location at Apacheland Movie Ranch and Old Tucson Studios in Arizona. Uniquely, Presley did not sing on-screen, and the film featured no songs at all except for the main title theme, which was played over the opening credits. It was also the only movie in which Presley wore a beard. The film was novelized by Harry Whittington. Ina Balin, Victor French, Barbara Werle, and Solomon Sturges co-starred. It was the final film for director Charles Marquis Warren who also produced and wrote it. It was also the"
"The story was inspired by the phenomenon of singer Elvis Presley being drafted into the United States Army in 1957. Jesse Pearson plays the role of teen idol Conrad Birdie, whose character name is a word play on Conway Twitty, another pop singer of the era. Presley himself was the first choice for the role of Birdie, but his manager, Colonel Tom Parker, rejected the idea as he did not want Presley in any roles that were parodies of himself. Ed Sullivan appears as himself, host of the popular long-running CBS variety show. The film is credited with making Ann-Margret"
"river (at least in his own mind), stumbles to it, and dies contentedly. MGM originally announced the film in 1938 as a vehicle for Freddie Bartholomew and Robert Taylor but World War Two saw this put on hold. In 1942 it was reactivated to star Mickey Rooney, Conrad Veidt (as Red Lama) and Basil Rathbone, from a script by Leon Gordon and produced by Victor Saville. However this was postponed out of fear of offending Indians and also war-time allies the Russians, who were the villains. In 1948 the Indian government approved the film and the Cold War meant it"
"Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as the ""King of Rock and Roll"" or simply ""the King"". Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and relocated to Memphis, Tennessee, with his family when he was 13 years old. His music career began there in 1954, recording at Sun Records with producer Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of African-American music to a wider audience. Accompanied by guitarist Scotty Moore"
"Bubba Ho-Tep Bubba Ho-Tep is a 2002 American comedy horror film written, co-produced and directed by Don Coscarelli. It stars Bruce Campbell as Elvis Presley—now a resident in a nursing home. The film also stars Ossie Davis as Jack, a black man who claims to be John F. Kennedy, explaining that he was patched up after the assassination, dyed black, and abandoned. It is based on novella of the same name by Joe R. Lansdale, which originally appeared in the anthology ""The King Is Dead: Tales of Elvis Post-Mortem"". Originally the film was ""roadshowed"" by the director across the country."
"is hard to laugh continually at someone whose face is seen a couple of times bruised and bleeding in the ring."" Kid Galahad Kid Galahad is a 1962 American musical film starring Elvis Presley as a boxer. It was released by United Artists. The film opened at #9 at the box office when released in the United States in August 1962. ""Variety"" ranked it #37 on the list of the top-grossing films of 1962. ""Kid Galahad"" was shot on location in Idyllwild, California. Its supporting cast included Gig Young, Lola Albright and Charles Bronson. Some critics rate it as one"
"Elvis, he was unable to return to his old lifestyle. A hip injury during a performance causes him to get an infection and slip into a coma. Twenty years later and living at the retirement home as the film opens, he is contemplating his age, frailty, loss of dignity, impotence, and ""A growth on [his] pecker"". Elvis's only friend is a black man named Jack (Ossie Davis) who insists he is President John F. Kennedy, claiming to have been dyed black after an assassination attempt, and abandoned by Lyndon Johnson in a nursing home. Initially skeptical of Jack's story, Elvis"
"(1986) and ""Escape from L.A."" (1996). Russell married co-star Season Hubley on March 17, 1979, and they divorced in 1983. Bing Russell, who played Vernon Presley, is Kurt Russell's real father. For several years Bing played Deputy Clem Poster in the TV series ""Bonanza"". Elvis (1979 film) Elvis is a 1979 American made-for-television biographical film directed by John Carpenter, and starring Kurt Russell as Elvis Presley, originally aired on ABC. It marks the last role on television for Russell, and the first collaboration between him and Carpenter. After its success on television in the United States, ""Elvis"" was released theatrically"
"Brian Presley Brian Joshua Presley (born August 18, 1977) is an American actor. Presley started his career with a handful of guest appearances on television shows such as ""Beverly Hills, 90210"", ""Any Day Now"", and ""7th Heaven"". His big break came in 2000 when he landed the role of Jack Ramsey on the soap opera ""Port Charles"". He portrayed Jack from 2000 until ""Port Charles"" was canceled in 2003. In 2004, he produced and starred in the film ""Guarding Eddy"". In 2006, he starred in ""End Game"" and ""Home of the Brave"". ""Borderland"" was released in 2007. In the film"
"Robert Gray (actor) Robert Gray (February 10, 1945 – October 31, 2013) was an American actor. He began his career with minor parts in TV-series such as ""The Incredible Hulk"" and ""The Dukes of Hazzard"". In the John Carpenter-directed TV mini-series ""Elvis"", he played Elvis Presley's best friend, Red West. He also had a recurring part as ""Cliff Willoughby"" in the TV-series ""Harper Valley PTA"". He had supporting roles in a few obscure movies like ""UFOria"" and ""Omega Syndrome"". His movie-credits also include minor parts in ""The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension"", ""Hamburger... The Motion Picture"", ""Armed"
"two films, ""Flaming Star"" and ""Wild in the Country"", were more straight acting vehicles, with fewer songs and a more serious approach to the plot lines. However, despite Presley relishing a meatier role and enjoying the chance to act dramatically, both films were less successful at the box office than ""G.I. Blues"" had been, resulting in a return to the musical-comedy genre with ""Blue Hawaii"" as his next film role. ""Blue Hawaii"" proved to be even more profitable than ""G.I. Blues"" and set in stone the future of Presley's Hollywood career. The ""G.I. Blues"" soundtrack album was nominated for two"
"in a musical film. This was the only acting award that he received during his film career. Tickle Me Tickle Me is a 1965 American musical comedy film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Elvis Presley as a champion rodeo bull-rider and bronco-buster. Presley won a 1966 Golden Laurel Award as best male actor in a musical film for this role. It is the only Elvis film released by Allied Artists Pictures and saved the studio from financial collapse, ""Tickle Me"" helping to avert bankruptcy thanks to a song from its recycled soundtrack, ""(Such an) Easy Question"", which was a"
"Love Me Tender (film) Love Me Tender is a 1956 American black-and-white CinemaScope motion picture directed by Robert D. Webb, and released by 20th Century Fox on November 15, 1956. The film, named after the song, stars Richard Egan, Debra Paget, and Elvis Presley in his acting debut. It is in the Western genre with musical numbers. As Presley's movie debut, it was the only time in his acting career that he did not receive top billing. ""Love Me Tender"" was originally to be titled ""The Reno Brothers"", but when advanced sales of Presley's ""Love Me Tender"" single passed one"
"as a ""better-than-average Elvis Presley vehicle"" and concluded that ""the main attraction is Elvis singing his rock 'n' roll songs, including the title tune."" Also assigning 3 stars (out of 5), ""The Motion Picture Guide"" opined """"Loving You"" is one of Presley's better films. He gives a fine performance, both in the great concert scenes and in the dramatic ones; Hal Kanter directs with vigor"". Loving You (1957 film) Loving You is a 1957 American Technicolor musical drama structured as Elvis Presley's first starring film vehicle, following his debut the previous year in a supporting role in the black-and-white film,"
"the 1990 Warner Home Video release, were of an inferior standard, mainly due to poor picture quality and minor edits throughout the movie. An oddity concerning ""Charro!"" is the film's classification. Despite containing violence and partial nudity (the latter a scene in which Ina Balin's character is shown exiting a bath tub), it was released with an MPAA G rating, even though other Presley films from the 1968-69 period carry PG ratings. These latter releases are somewhat less 'adult' than ""Charro!"". Charro! Charro! is a 1969 American western film starring Elvis Presley shot on location at Apacheland Movie Ranch and"
"G.I. Blues G.I. Blues is a 1960 American musical comedy film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Elvis Presley, Juliet Prowse, and Robert Ivers. The movie was filmed at Paramount Pictures studio, with some pre-production scenery shot on location in Germany before Presley's release from the army. The movie reached #2 on the ""Variety"" weekly national box office chart in 1960. The movie won a 2nd place or runner-up prize Laurel Award in the category of Top Musical of 1960. U.S. Army Specialist 5 (SP5) Tulsa McLean (Elvis Presley) is a tank crewman with a singing career. Serving with the"
"King Creole King Creole is a 1958 American musical drama film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Elvis Presley, Carolyn Jones, and Walter Matthau. Produced by Hal B. Wallis and based on the 1952 novel ""A Stone for Danny Fisher"" by Harold Robbins, the film is about a nineteen-year-old who gets mixed up with crooks and involved with two women. Presley later indicated that of all the characters he portrayed throughout his acting career, the role of Danny Fisher in ""King Creole"" was his favorite. To make the film, Presley was granted a 60-day deferment from January to March 1958"
"Ben Kingsley Sir Ben Kingsley (born Krishna Pandit Bhanji; 31 December 1943) is an English actor with a career spanning over 50 years. He has won an Oscar, Grammy, BAFTA, two Golden Globes, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. He is known for his starring role as Mohandas Gandhi in the 1982 film ""Gandhi"", for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. He has appeared in ""Schindler's List"" (1993), ""Twelfth Night"" (1996), ""Sexy Beast"" (2000), ""House of Sand and Fog"" (2003), ""Lucky Number Slevin"" (2006), ""Shutter Island"" (2010), """" (2010), ""Hugo"" (2011), ""Iron Man 3"" (2013), ""The Boxtrolls"""